I was raised by my mother. My father died when I was 15…

I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure…

— Damian Marley

My mum died when I was 15, unfortunately.

— Lesley Sharp

My mother and father both died at 64.

— Jim Ross

I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the…

— Sonia Sotomayor

I think that I was raised by two of the best people ever. My mother and father are just the definition of hard work,…

— Josie Loren

I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings,…

— Heber J. Grant

I was raised by a mother who was a Sunday school teacher and a father who worked hard. Together they taught me to give…

— Steve Harvey

My mother was an actress and my voice teacher, an incredible voice teacher. My biological father is an actor, and my stepfather, who raised…

— Laura Benanti

I'm so grateful that I was raised by a mother who really instilled in me that my moral compass and achievements all had to…

— Kristen Stewart

“If she raised you, she’s your mother,” Siri said. “It doesn’t matter who gave birth to you.” He”

— Brandon Sanderson

My dad was an only child. His father raised him all but alone after his mother abandoned the two of them. He was only…

— Jonny Bairstow

I was raised with a mother who told me that I wouldn't succeed, that I wasn't good enough. Even at the pinnacle of my…

— Sarah McLachlan

I was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.

— Adam Sandler

My mother was an elementary school teacher for 35 years and taught at the Nixon School in New Jersey. I was raised as a…

— Peter Dinklage

Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.

— Phyllis Logan